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Roland S-1608 Digital Snake

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Roland S-1608 Digital Snake
Product no: AU-RS02050 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The S-1608 and the S-0816 digital snakes are the compact versions of the popular S-4000. They are quick to install and easy to use. The S-1608/0816 are small-sized audio snake solutions, offering the best audio signal available in a mobile snake system. As such, the S-1608/0816 is ideal for bands, corporate A/V events, seminars, rental companies and staging venues. Even houses of worship and radio stations may benefit from the top-quality sound this digital snake provides. The high frequency loss and bulk of analogue snakes are a thing of the past!

Digital Snake with a High-Grade Preamplifier

As opposed to analogue multi-core snake cables, digital RSS snakes are equipped with high-grade, remote-controlled microphone preamplifiers. These preamps have been specifically designed for live audio applications. They are composed of high-grade components, which have been carefully selected by Roland's engineers.

The S-1608: sound quality with a high resolution

Having the best mic preamps on stage ensures that the sound is amplified and converted at the source. As such, signal loss is reduced to a minimum. By using a CAT5e cable instead of large, multi-core copper cables, the S-1608 digital snake eliminates humming and buzzing noises as well. Several snakes can easily be combined, allowing you to make stage configurations such as Left, Right and Centre. All you have to do is run a CAT5e cable from the Front of House.

Tips or comments about this product

In the specifications, 0 dBu equals 0.775 Vrms.

Specifications

Product features

19-inch rack size	5U
Number of analogue input channels	9 - 16
Number of analogue output channels	8

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	5,1 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	48,0 x 29,0 x 26,0 cm

Product specifications

digital snake
number of channels: 16 in, 8 out
AD and DA conversion: 24-bit/96kHz
frequency response: -2 dB/+0 dB (@ +4 dBu, 20 Hz to 20 kHz)
THD+N: 0.05% or less (path: on; input amplification: +4 dBu; 22 Hz to 20 kHz)
dynamic range: 110 dB
cross-talk: -80 dB or less (input amplification: +4 dBu, typ.)
nominal input level with pad off: -65 to -10 dBu (1 dB step, max +28 dBu)
nominal input level with pad on: -45 to 10 dBu (1 dB step, max +28 dBu)
pad: 20 dB on/off
input impedance: 14 kOhm
nominal output level: +4 dBu, max. +22 dBu
output impedance: 600 Ohm
recommended load impedance: 1 kOhm or more
residual noise level (IHF-A, typ.): -80 dBu or less
equivalent input noise level: -128 dB
network latency when using REAC cable: 375 microseconds
latency for AD > REAC > DA: approximately 1.2 ms
analogue input connectors: 16 (XLR type, balanced, phantom power)
analogue output connectors: 8 (XLR type, balanced)
digital output connectors: 1 (optical type)
REAC connectors: 1 (RJ-45 EtherCon type)
remote connectors: 1 (RS-232C, DB-9 type)
indicators: 1x POWER, 1x REAC, 1x REMOTE, 1x MUTE ALL OUTPUTS
phantom power supply: +48 V/14 mA (each input, remote-controlled)
operating temperature: 0 to +40 degrees Celsius, +32 to +104 degrees Fahrenheit
power consumption: 45 W
power supply: AC 115 V, AC 117 V, AC 220 V, AC 230 V, AC 240 V (50/60 Hz)
dimensions: 401 x 177 x 135 mm
weight: 5.5 kg

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